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Over 18,000 road accidents in city in 3 yrs
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Road Accidents in Hyderabad: Over 18,000 Road Accidents In City In 3 Years. India witnessed one road accident every minute in 2011 which claimed one life every 3.7 minutes, one of the highest in the world.
India witnessed one road accident every minute in 2011 which claimed one life every 3.7 minutes, one of the highest in the world. According to ministry of Road Transport and Highways, during 2012, a total of 4,90,383 road accidents were reported by all States/Union Territories. Of these, about 25.1 per cent (1,23,093) were fatal accidents. The figures aren’t much less in Hyderabad. And apparently, the accidents at ORR are a routine. In the past three years, the city has witnessed 18,530 accidents in which 4,752 died. In 2013 until December, 2,207 accidents took place in Hyderabad, where 415 died, while 3,751 accidents took place in Cyberabad, killing nearly 1,091.
Eight accident prone areas in Hyderabad (excluding ORR)
The city traffic police have identified eight most accident prone areas in the city based on the number of accidents and deaths. They are as follows:
LB Nagar: The area which is on the Vijayawada Highway stood first, recording 249 accidents and 54 deaths in a year. Situated on the city suburbs, it ranks first in the city, in terms of number of accidents due to many reasons like multiple curves on roads, bad roads, lack of dividers and 24-hour truck movement.
Hayathnagar: This area, also situated on the city suburbs, on the Vijayawada highway, is a horror stretch with heavy traffic movement and jams, besides increased truck movement (especially after 7 in the evening). This area stands second and records about 180 accidents and 57 deaths in every year.
Vanasthalipuram: This stretch too has recorded 160 accidents, of which 42 have resulted in deaths, standing as the third most accident prone area in the city. The four wheelers and bikers commuting through this stretch are troubled by the narrow roads and high frequency of trucks, leading to huge number of accidents.
Banjara Hills: This area of the city records 137 road accidents in year, inspite of low traffic and highly spacious roads. In fact, these two features are the very reason for increasing number of accidents which makes it perfect for late night drifters, party goers (drunken driving) and high speed drivers to test their fast-paced bikes and cars.
Saifabad: The roads at Saifabad are characterised by rash driving. With minimum respect to road rules and irresponsible police patrol teams, make the area the fifth most unsafe driving area, recording 135 accidents a year.
Rajendranagar: This area records 123 accidents in a year. The main causes for accidents in this area are rash driving, lack of police control, minimal lighting, lack of dividers and reflectors to warn motorists.
KPHB: The Kukatpally region registers about 120 accidents in a year due to heavy number of potholes, roads with unequal
widths and presence of street vendors on the road space.
Madhapur: Madhapur records about 100 accidents a year. Many of the accidents in this area go unnoticed as most techies are involved. They do not like to lodge a complaint and most of the vehicles are registered from other states. They don’t have NOC’s to ply on the roads. Narrow roads, heavy movement of share autos and drunken driving are the main reasons for accidents in this region.
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